Interposer and method for manufacturing interposer

ABSTRACT

An interposer includes a first insulating layer made of an inorganic material and having a first land, a second land and a first wiring electrically connecting the first land and the second land, and a second insulating layer formed over a first surface of the first insulating layer and having a second wiring, a second pad for loading a second electronic component over the second insulating layer and a first via conductor electrically connecting the second land and the second wire. The first wiring and the second wiring electrically connect the first land and the second pad. The first land and second land are positioned such that a first electronic component is mounted over a second surface of the first insulating layer on the opposite side of the first surface. The second wiring has a longer wiring length and a greater thickness than the first wiring.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

The present application claims the benefits of priority to U.S.Application Nos. 61/017,423, filed Dec. 28, 2007, and 61/038,932, filedMar. 24, 2008. The contents of those applications are incorporatedherein by reference in their entirety.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to an interposer and a method formanufacturing an interposer.

2. Discussion of the Background

A substrate called an interposer is used as an intermediate substrate onwhich multiple electronic components such as logic gates and memory areloaded. Electronic components loaded on the interposer are now beingdeveloped to have high density and surface-mounting methods such as BGAare used to draw multiple wires out of the electronic components.

In such an interposer for loading electronic components, wires are drawnfrom sites connecting one electronic component to another electroniccomponent. Therefore, many wires are drawn within the interposer.

In addition, the amount of data handled by electronic components isincreasing, and high-volume signal transmissions and fast signaltransmissions need to be implemented in the interposer.

To implement high-volume signal transmissions and fast signaltransmissions, it is necessary for the wire resistance between oneelectronic component and another electronic component to be weak.

Furthermore, in an interposer (such as one used in a substrate disposedin a mobile phone), because the space within which the interposer isdisposed is small, it is necessary for the mounting height whenelectronic components are loaded to be small.

In Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication 2006-19433, aninterposer with a penetrating through-hole in a supporting layer made ofa silicon layer to load electronic components on both sides of asupporting substrate is described. In this interposer, wire layerslaminated on one side of the supporting layer is provided, and the wirelayer is formed with an insulating layer made of, for example, anorganic material, a connecting electrode, and wiring in a predefinedpattern. This interposer is an interposer with wiring formed in anorganic insulating layer.

In addition, in Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication2006-19433, an interposer with a method to load electronic components onboth sides of a wire layer with wiring formed in the organic insulatinglayer is also described.

On the other hand, interposers with methods to form wiring in aninsulating layer made of organic material using a wire-forming method(e.g., a damascene method) used in the semiconductor manufacturingprocess and load electronic components are also known.

The contents of the foregoing publication are incorporated herein byreference in their entirety.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

According to one aspect of the present invention, an interposer includesa first insulating layer made of an inorganic material and having afirst land, a second land and a first wiring electrically connecting thefirst land and the second land, and a second insulating layer formedover a first surface of the first insulating layer and having a secondwiring, a second pad for loading a second electronic component over thesecond insulating layer and a first via conductor electricallyconnecting the second land and the second wire. The first wiring and thesecond wiring electrically connect the first land and the second pad.The first land and second land are positioned such that a firstelectronic component is mounted over a second surface of the firstinsulating layer on the opposite side of the first surface. The secondwiring has a longer wiring length and a greater thickness than the firstwiring.

According to another aspect of the present invention, an interposerincludes a first insulating layer made of an inorganic material andhaving a first land, a second land, a first wiring electricallyconnecting the first land and the second land, and a second insulatinglayer formed on a first surface of the first insulating layer and havinga second wiring, a first pad for loading a first electronic component, afirst via conductor electrically connecting the first land and the firstpad, a second via conductor electrically connecting the second land andthe second wiring, and a second pad for loading a second electroniccomponent in parallel with the first electronic component. The first padand the second pad are electrically connected via the first wiring andthe second wiring. The second wiring has a longer wiring length and agreater thickness than the first wiring.

According to yet another aspect of the present invention, a method formanufacturing an interposer includes forming a first insulating layermade of an inorganic material on a supporting substrate, forming a firstwire in the first insulating layer, forming a second insulating layer ona first side of the first insulating layer, forming a second wire with alonger wire length and a greater thickness than the first wire on thesecond insulating layer and removing the supporting substrate.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

A more complete appreciation of the invention and many of the attendantadvantages thereof will be readily obtained as the same becomes betterunderstood by reference to the following detailed description whenconsidered in connection with the accompanying drawings, wherein:

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing an exemplary use of aninterposer according to an embodiment the of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a perspective cross-sectional view showing part of theinterposer of the first embodiment;

FIG. 3 is an A-A line cross-sectional view of the interposer shown inFIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a top view showing part of an example of the interposer in thefirst embodiment;

FIG. 5 is a top view showing an example in which an electronic componentis loaded on the interposer of the first embodiment;

FIGS. 6 (a), 6 (b) and 6 (c) are cross-sectional views showing part ofan manufacturing process of the interposer of the first embodiment;

FIGS. 7 (a), 7 (b), 7 (c) and 7 (d) are cross-sectional views showingpart of the manufacturing process of the interposer of the firstembodiment;

FIGS. 8 (a), 8 (b), 8 (c) and 8 (d) are cross-sectional views showingpart of the manufacturing process of the interposer of the firstembodiment;

FIGS. 9 (a), 9 (b) and 9 (c) are cross-sectional views showing part ofthe manufacturing process of the interposer of the first embodiment;

FIGS. 10 (a) and 10 (b) are cross-sectional views showing part of themanufacturing process of the interposer of the first embodiment;

FIGS. 11 (a) and 11 (b) are cross-sectional views showing an example ofa process for loading an electronic component on an interposer accordingto an embodiment of the present invention;

FIGS. 12 (a), 12 (b) and 12 (c) are cross-sectional views showing partof the manufacturing process of the interposer of the first embodiment;

FIGS. 13 (a) and 13 (b) are cross-sectional views showing an example ofa process for loading an electronic component on an interposer accordingto an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 14 is a perspective cross-sectional view showing part of aninterposer according to the second embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 15 is a cross-sectional view showing part of a manufacturingprocess of the interposer of the second embodiment;

FIGS. 16 (a) and 16 (b) are cross-sectional views showing part of themanufacturing process of the interposer of the second embodiment;

FIGS. 17 (a) and 17 (b) are cross-sectional views showing part of themanufacturing process of the interposer of the second embodiment;

FIGS. 18 (a) and 18 (b) are cross-sectional views showing part of themanufacturing process of the interposer of the second embodiment;

FIGS. 19 (a) and 19 (b) are cross-sectional views showing part of themanufacturing process of the interposer of the second embodiment;

FIGS. 20 (a) and 20 (b) are cross-sectional views showing an example ofa process for loading an electronic component on an interposer accordingto an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 21 is a perspective cross-sectional view showing part of aninterposer according to the third embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 22 is a perspective cross-sectional view showing part of aninterposer according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 23 is a perspective cross-sectional view showing a part of aninterposer according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 24 is a perspective cross-sectional view showing part of aninterposer according to the sixth embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 25 is a perspective cross-sectional view showing part of aninterposer according to the seventh embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 26 is a perspective cross-sectional view showing part of aninterposer according to the eighth embodiment of the present invention;and

FIG. 27 is a perspective cross-sectional view showing part of aninterposer according to the ninth embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

The embodiments will now be described with reference to the accompanyingdrawings, wherein like reference numerals designate corresponding oridentical elements throughout the various drawings.

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing an exemplary use of aninterposer according to an embodiment of the present invention. In aninterposer 1 in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, a first electroniccomponent 50 and a second electronic component 70 (each electroniccomponent includes a semiconductor device such as a logic gate and/or amemory) are loaded and further connected to a printed-wire board 200(e.g. a mother board). An interposer according to an embodiment of thepresent invention has wiring to connect multiple electronic componentsto one other. The electronic components 50, 70 and the interposer 1 areconnected via a bump 42 and a bump 62, and the interposer 1 and theprinted-wire board 200 are connected via a bump 110. An interposer ofthe first embodiment according to the present invention and a method formanufacturing the interposer are described as follows. The first toseventh embodiments are embodiments of interposers according to thepresent invention and a method for manufacturing the interposers.

First Embodiment

FIG. 2 is a perspective cross-sectional view showing part of theinterposer of the first embodiment. In FIG. 2, to show the interior ofthe organic insulating layer and the protective film, the organicinsulating layer and the protective film are illustrated as beingtransparent. In addition, to show the positional relationship betweenthe first electronic component and the bump and the first pad (firstland), the sealing resin of the first electronic component isillustrated as being transparent. The same applies to other perspectivecross-sectional views in the present specification.

FIG. 3 is a A-A line cross-sectional view of the interposer shown inFIG. 2 showing a section cut so that the first wire and the second wireare included.

The interposer 1 of the present embodiment has a first insulating layer20 made of an inorganic material, a first wire 21 formed within thefirst insulating layer, a second insulating layer 30 made of an organicmaterial formed on a first side (upper side of FIG. 2) of a layerincluding structures such as the first insulating layer, a firstprotective film 40 provided on a second side (lower side of FIG. 2) of alayer including structures such as the first insulating layer, a secondwire 31 formed on the second insulating layer, and a second protectivefilm 60 provided on the second insulating layer. In FIGS. 2 and 3, it isshown that the electronic component 50 is loaded on the first protectivefilm (lower side of FIG. 2) and the second electronic component 70 isloaded on the second protective film (upper side of FIG. 2). Referringto FIGS. 2 and 3, details of each of these elements are described asfollows.

First, the first insulating layer and its surrounding structures aredescribed. The first insulating layer 20 in the present embodiment is alayer made of an inorganic material such as SiO₂ (silicon dioxide) andSi₃N₄ (silicon nitride). An example of a specific layered structure isdescribed in a method for manufacturing the interposer of the presentembodiment.

The first land 22 is formed in one of concave portions formed in thefirst insulating layer 20. In the present embodiment, the second side ofthe first land 22 is connected to the bump 42 for loading the firstelectronic component 50. That is, the first land 22 also functions asthe first pad for loading the first electronic component 50.

The second land 23 is formed in one of concave portions formed in thefirst insulating layer 20. The second land 23 is located below a firstopening of the second insulating layer 30 to be described later, and thefirst side of the second land 23 is connected to a first via conductor32 to be described later. In addition, the second land 23 is locatedoutside the region where the first pad is formed (also referred as “theforming region of the first pad”).

The first wire 21 is formed within the first insulating layer 20 toelectrically connect the first pad (first land 22) and the second land23. Because the second land 23 is located outside relative to theforming region of the first pad, by the first wire 21, the wireconnected to the first electronic component 50 can be drawn outside ofthe forming region of the first pad (projection region of the firstelectronic component 50).

In the present embodiment, the first pad (first land 22), the secondland 23, and the first wire 21 are formed using a damascene method, andthe first pad (first land 22), the second land 23, and the first wire 21are formed of copper plating and a seed layer under copper plating. Anexample of the structure of the seed layer is described in a method formanufacturing the interposer of the present embodiment. In addition, theL/S of the first wire 21 is made smaller than the L/S of a second wire31 to be described later (L/S=wire width/distance between adjacentwires). The L/S of the first wire 21 is not particularly limited if wiredistribution within the forming region of the first pad is possible. Itis preferable that the L/S is about 1 μm/1 μm, but it may be finer thanthat. The thickness of this first wire 21 is made smaller than thethickness of the second wire to be described later. The thickness of thefirst wire 21 in the present embodiment is not particularly limited, butit is preferable that it is 2 μm or less. If the thickness of the firstwire 21 is 2 μm or less, the wire can be made fine, the process can bemade easier and cost reduced.

In addition, because the first pad (first land 22), the second land 23,and the first wire 21 are formed using a damascene method, a surfacehaving the first insulating layer 20, the first pad (first land 22), thesecond land 23, and the first wire 21 is made flat.

In the present embodiment, the diameter of the second land 23 is madelarger than the diameter of a first via conductor 32 to be describedlater. When comparing the diameter of the land and the diameter of thevia conductor, the diameter of surfaces on which the land and the viaconductor are in contact may be compared.

Next, the second insulating layer and its surrounding structures aredescribed. The second insulating layer is made of an organic materialand is formed on a first side of a layer including the first insulatinglayer 20, the first pad (first land 22), the second land 23, and thefirst wire 21. Within this second insulating layer 30, a first viaconductor 32 is formed. Furthermore, on the second insulating layer 30,a second wire 31 and a second pad 33 are formed.

The second insulating layer 30 has a first opening (see FIG. 7 (b)). Inthis first opening, the first via conductor 32 is formed, and the bottomof the first via conductor 32 is connected to the second land 23. Thesecond wire 31 is formed on the second insulating layer 30, and thesecond wire 31 is electrically connected to the first via conductor 32.That is, the second wire 31 and the second land 23 are electricallyconnected via the first via conductor 32. The second pad 33 for loadingthe second electronic component 70 is formed on the second insulatinglayer 30. The second pad 33 is integrated with the second wire 31, andthe second pad 33 and the second wire 31 are electrically connected.

The second insulating layer 30 is a layer made of, for example, athermosetting resin, a photosensitive resin, a resin with aphotosensitive group added to part of a thermosetting resin, athermoplastic resin, or a combined resin containing these resins. It ispreferable that it is composed of a photosensitive polyimide resin.

The first via conductor 32, the second wire 31, and the second pad 33are formed of copper plating and a seed layer 129 (see FIG. 3) under thecopper plating. An example of the structure of the seed layer isdescribed in a method for manufacturing the interposer of the presentembodiment.

In the present embodiment, the first via conductor 32, the second wire31, and the second pad 33 are formed using a semiadditive method, andthe L/S of the second wire 31 is made greater than the L/S of the firstwire 21. The L/S of the second wire in the present embodiment is 3 μm/3μm, but is not limited to this. The L/S of the second wire may bedetermined appropriately according to, for example, the number of secondwires and the area of the region in which the second wire is formed.

This second wire 31 is made thicker than the first wire 21. Thethickness of the second wire 31 in the present embodiment is notparticularly limited, but it is preferable that it is greater than 2 μmand 30 μm or less. If the thickness of the second wire 31 is within thisrange, warpage of the interposer is suitably prevented. Moreover, thewire resistance of the second wire 31 can be reduced. Additionally, thethickness of the interposer will not increase. In addition, thethickness of the second wire means the average value of values obtainedby measuring sections of ten arbitrary positions in the length directionby a scanning electron microscope. The same applies to the thickness ofthe first wire. In addition, the ratio of the thickness of the secondwire relative to the thickness of the first wire is set greater than 1and 15 or less. If the ratio the thickness the second wire relative tothe thickness of the first wire is less than 1, the rigidity of theinterposer is not ensured sufficiently, and warpage of the interposermay occur due to differences in the coefficients of thermal expansionbetween the semiconductor device and the interposer. On the other hand,if the ratio of the thickness of the second wire relative to thethickness of the first wire is greater than 15, given that wire width isthe same, the aspect ratio of the second wire will be increased, andwhen the organic insulating layer is expanded and shrunk, for example,by heat cycle, the second wire will easily follow the expansion andshrinkage of the organic insulating layer and the adhesion of the secondwire to the organic insulating layer may be reduced.

Next, the first protective film and the structures surrounding the firstprotective film are described. The first protective film 40 is aninsulating film provided on a second side of a layer including the firstinsulating layer 20, the first pad (first land 22), the second land 23,and the first wire 21. The material of the first protective film 40 inthe present embodiment is not particularly limited, but a resin ispreferable for suitably protecting the wire layer inside. This resinincludes resin similar to that of the second insulating layer. Inaddition, an example of the structure is described in a method formanufacturing the interposer of the present embodiment. The firstprotective film 40 has an aperture partly exposing the first pad (firstland 22). That is, the outer edge of the first pad (first land 22) iscoated with the first protective film. Then, in the aperture, the bump42 made of solder is formed via a barrier metal layer 134. Through thisbump 42, the first electronic component 50 is connected to theinterposer.

Next, the second protective film and the structure surrounding thesecond protective film are described. The second protective film 60 isformed on the second insulating layer and the second wire. The secondprotective film 60 has an aperture 61 partly exposing the second pad 33.That is, as shown in FIG. 3, the outer edge of the second pad 33 iscoated with the second protective film 60.

The material of the second protective film 60 is not particularlylimited, but it is preferable that it is an organic material foradhesion to the second insulating layer. Then, in the aperture 61, thebump 62 made of solder is formed via a barrier metal layer 132 (see FIG.3), and the second electronic component 70 is connected to theinterposer via this bump 62.

In the interposer in the present embodiment shown in FIG. 2, from thefirst electronic component 50, wiring is connected in the order of thefirst pad (first land 22), the first wire 21, the second land 23, thefirst via conductor 32, the second wire 31, the second pad 33, and thesecond electronic component 70. That is, from the first pad (first land22) on which the first electronic component 50 is loaded, wiring isdistributed among other first lands using the first wire 21, and wiringis drawn to the second land 23 outside the forming region of the firstpad (first land 22). Then, wiring is drawn up from the second land 23 tothe second wire 31 on the second insulating layer via the first viaconductor 32, and most of the connections between the first electroniccomponent 50 and the second electronic component 70 are achieved via thesecond wire 31.

In the wiring between the first electronic component 50 and the secondelectronic component 70, the length of the second wire 31 is made longerthan the length of the first wire 21. Thereby, the wire resistance ofthe wiring between two electronic components becomes smaller, and aninterposer suitable for high-volume signal transmissions can beprovided. Specifically, it is preferable that the ratio of the length ofthe second wire relative to the entire wire length connecting the firstelectronic component and the second electronic component is 60-90%. Inaddition, in the present embodiment, there is one of each of the firstwire and the second wire in the wiring between the first electroniccomponent and the second electronic component, but when the firstelectronic component and the second electronic component areelectrically connected via multiple first wires or second wires, thetotal length of each wire may be compared to calculate theaforementioned percentage.

The interposer in the present embodiment is described using a top view.FIG. 4 is a top view showing part of an example of the interposer of thefirst embodiment. In FIG. 4, each layer is illustrated as beingtransparent so that the wiring within the first insulating layer and thesecond insulating layer can be seen. FIG. 4 shows the forming region ofthe first pad and its surroundings, and there is the second electroniccomponent outside the region shown in FIG. 4 (upper side).

In the first pad forming region (R), multiple first pads (first lands22) are formed. That is, each round region shown in FIG. 4 is a sitewhere an electrode of the first electronic component is connected. Thefirst wire 21 is connected to each first pad (first land 22), and thefirst wire 21 is drawn outside the first pad forming region to beconnected to the second land 23. On each second land 23, the first viaconductor 32 is formed, and the second wire 31 is each connected to eachfirst via conductor 32. The second wire 31 is integrated with the secondpad (not shown) that exists outside (above) of the drawing. As shown inFIG. 4, in the present embodiment, the pitch β of the first viaconductor 32 is relatively large compared to the pitch α of the firstpad (first land 22).

In addition, in the present embodiment, the L/S of the first wire 21 ismade 1 μm/1 μm and the L/S of the second wire 31 is made 3 μm/3 μm,while the width of the second wire 31 is made greater than that of thefirst wire 21.

The interposer in the present embodiment can load multiple electroniccomponents of multiple types on both its surfaces. The numbers and typesof the electronic components are not particularly limited, but on theinterposer shown in the present embodiment, a logic gate on a secondside and a memory on a first side are loaded. Then, the wiring betweenthe logic gate on the second side and the memory on the first side ismade up of the first wire and the second wire previously described.

FIG. 5 is a top view enlarging the region between the logic and thememory. In FIG. 5, part of the wire drawn from the logic and the memoryis illustratively shown.

In the region shown in FIG. 5, the first wire 21 is connected to thefirst pad (first land 22) on the side of the logic gate 150, and thefirst wire 21 is drawn to the second land 23 outside the forming regionof the pad of the logic gate 150. The second wire 31 is connected to thesecond land 23 via the first via conductor 32, with the second wire 31extending to the side of the memory 170 to be connected to the secondpad 33 on the side of the memory 170, and via this second wire, thewiring on the side of the logic 150 and the wiring on the side of thememory 170 are connected.

As is clear from FIG. 5, the L/S of the first wire 21 is made smallerthan the L/S of the second wire 31, and the length of the second wire 31is made longer than that of the first wire 21. That is, most of thewiring between the logic gate 150 and the memory 170 is formed by thesecond wire 31.

A method for manufacturing the interposer of the present embodiment isdescribed as follows with reference to drawings. In addition, in eachdrawing used for descriptions of this manufacturing method, wiring nearthe region where the first electronic component is loaded is shown onthe left side of the drawings, and wiring near the region where thesecond electronic component is loaded is shown on the right side of thedrawings. For regions not shown in each drawing, wiring can be formed ina similar manner.

FIG. 6 (a), FIG. 6 (b) and FIG. 6 (c) as well as FIG. 7 (a), FIG. 7 (b),FIG. 7 (c) and FIG. 7 (d) are cross-sectional views showing parts of themanufacturing processes of the interposer of the first embodiment.First, as shown in FIG. 6 (a), a first insulating layer 120 (Si₃N₄ layer122 and first SiO₂ layer 123) is formed on a supporting substrate 100. Asilicon wafer is used as the supporting substrate 100, and on the topsurface of the silicon wafer 100, the Si₃N₄ layer 122 and the SiO₂ layer123 are each formed with a CVD (chemical vapor deposition) method.

Next, after coating, exposing and developing a resist material 124, theresist material 124 in a predetermined site for forming an aperturepenetrating the SiO₂ layer 123 and the Si₃N₄ layer 122 underneath theSiO₂ layer 123 is removed. These processes are collectively shown inFIG. 6 (b).

Next, dry etching (reactive ion etching) is performed to etch the SiO₂layer 123 and the Si₃N₄ layer 122 under the SiO₂ layer 123 in the partwhere the resist material 124 is not formed (see FIG. 6 (c)).

Next, as shown in FIG. 7 (a), a seed layer 126 is formed on the surfaceof the SiO₂ layer 123, the side of the aperture, and the surface of thesilicon 100 exposed from the aperture, for example, by sputtering. Inthe present embodiment, the seed layer 126 is made of sputtered films ofTaN, Ta, and Cu in that order from the bottom, but is not limited tothis.

Next, as shown in FIG. 7 (b), electrolytic copper plating is performedwith the seed layer as an electricity supply layer to form anelectrolytic copper plating layer 127. Electrolytic copper plating maybe performed using conventionally known methods.

Next, as shown in FIG. 7 (c), CMP (chemical mechanical polishing) isperformed to eliminate parts of the electrolytic copper plating layer127 and the seed layer 126 on the surface of the SiO₂ layer 123. Inaddition, CMP may be performed using methods or devices known inconventional damascene methods. Then, the electrolytic copper platinglayer left after CMP is performed becomes the first pad 22 (first land),the second land 23, and the first wire 21. In addition, a side exposedon the surface herein becomes a first surface of a layer including thefirst insulating layer, the first pad (first land), the second land, andthe first wire.

With the process described above, the first insulating layer, the firstpad (first land), the second land, and the first wire can be formed. Inaddition, FIG. 7 (c) shows that the second land 23 and the first wire 21are integrated. Next, as shown in FIG. 7 (d), an inorganic layer 125,for example, a Si₃N₄ layer, is formed on the surface, for example, byusing CVD. This inorganic layer 125 is provided for the purpose ofenhancing adhesion between the second insulating layer and the firstinsulating layer.

FIG. 8 (a), FIG. 8 (b), FIG. 8 (c) and FIG. 8 (d) as well as FIG. 9 (a),FIG. 9 (b) and FIG. 9 (c) are cross-sectional views showing parts of themanufacturing processes of the interposer of the first embodiment.First, as shown in FIG. 8 (a), the second insulating layer 30 made of anorganic insulating layer is formed on a first surface of a layerincluding the first insulating layer, the first pad (first land), thesecond land and the first wire, and an aperture (first opening 128) isformed as shown in FIG. 8 (b). As a method for forming the secondinsulating layer 30, a method of coating an uncured photosensitivepolyimide resin using, for example, a roll coater, may be used.

As a method for forming the aperture, exposure development processingmay be used. In the present embodiment, an aperture is formed above thesecond land 23, and this aperture becomes the first opening 128. Next,as shown in FIG. 8 (c), an inorganic layer exposed from the firstopening is removed, for example, by reactive ion etching.

Next, as shown in FIG. 8 (d), a seed layer 129 is formed on the surfaceof the second insulating layer 30 (including the wall surface of thefirst opening 128) and the top surface of the second land 23 exposedfrom the first opening 23. The seed layer 129 is formed, for example, bysputtering and is made of Ti and Cu.

Next, as shown in FIG. 9 (a), a plating resist material 130 is formed,and by exposing via a mask and developing the plating resist material130, the plating resist material 130 in the sites to form the secondwire and the second pad is removed. As the plating resist material, aphotosensitive dry film may be used.

As shown in FIG. 9 (b), electrolytic copper plating is performed withthe seed layer 129 as an electricity supply layer to provide copperplating in the site where the plating resist material 130 has beenremoved. As a result, the first via conductor 32 is formed in the secondinsulating layer 30, and moreover, the second wire 31 and the second pad33 are formed on the second insulating layer 30. In addition, FIG. 9 (b)shows that the first via conductor 32, the second wire 31, and thesecond pad 33 are integrated.

Next, as show in FIG. 9 (c), the remaining plating resist material isremoved and the seed layer under the removed plating resist material isremoved by etching. Etching methods include dry etching (reactive ionetching), which is preferable for preventing over-etching of theelectrolytic copper plating forming the second wire.

With the processes described above, the second insulating layer, thefirst via conductor, the second wire, and the second pad can be formed.

FIG. 10 (a) and FIG. 10 (b) are cross-sectional views showing parts ofthe manufacturing processes of the interposer of the first embodiment.First, another organic insulating layer 60 is further formed on thesecond insulating layer 30. Then an aperture 131 is formed in a site onthe newly formed organic insulating layer and above the second pad 33.This newly formed organic insulating layer becomes a second protectivefilm 60. These processes are collectively shown in FIG. 10 (a). As amaterial of the organic insulating layer as the second protective film60, the same material as the organic insulating layer used as the secondinsulating layer 30 may be used. In addition, for a method for formingthe aperture 131, a similar method as the method for forming the firstopening 128 may be used.

Next, as shown in FIG. 10 (b), a barrier metal layer 132 is formed inthe aperture 131 provided in the second protective film 60. This barriermetal layer 132 may be formed by, for example, sputtering tantalumnitride and tantalum in that order. In addition, constituent materialsand forming methods of the barrier metal are not particularly limited.With this process, the second protective film 60 can be formed. Inaddition, forming the second protective film and forming the barriermetal layer may be performed as needed. Then, although omitted in thedrawing, Ni/Au plating is provided on the surface of the barrier metal132 exposed from the aperture of the protective film. This is to ensureadhesion between the solder and the pad when solder bonding to bedescribed is performed.

In the following, the process for loading the second electroniccomponent on the interposer is described. FIG. 11 (a) and FIG. 11 (b)are cross-sectional views showing an exemplary process for loading theelectronic component on the interposer. First, as shown in FIG. 11 (a),a bump 62 made of solder is formed on the pad 33.

Next, the second electronic component 70 is flip-chip mounted on theinterposer via this bump 62. Then, an underfill resin 73 is filledbetween the electronic component 70 and the interposer and cured. Next,the circumference of the loaded electronic component 50 is sealed with asealing resin 71. By sealing the circumference of the loaded secondelectronic component 70 with the sealing resin 71, loading of the secondelectronic component 70 can be completed. These processes arecollectively shown in FIG. 11 (b). In addition, resin usually used forsealing an electronic component may be used as the underfill resin andsealing resin.

The process for forming a first protective film on a second side ishereinafter described. FIG. 12 (a), FIG. 12 (b) and FIG. 12 (c) arecross-sectional views showing parts of the manufacturing processes ofthe interposer of the first embodiment. First, as shown in FIG. 12 (a),the supporting substrate 100 is removed. Methods for removing thesupporting substrate 100 are not particularly limited, but it may beperformed by grinding and etching. First, a second side of thesupporting substrate made of a silicon wafer (side where the surface ofthe supporting substrate is exposed) is ground using a grinding deviceto reduce the thickness of the supporting substrate. The grinded amountis not specified, but it is preferable that it is ground until thethickness of the supporting substrate becomes approximately 100 μm. Asfor the grinding device, any grinding device suitable for grinding asilicon wafer may be used.

The supporting substrate (silicon wafer) thinned by grinding is etchedusing an etching solution such as potassium hydroxide and is completelyremoved. As an etching solution for etching, it is not particularlylimited if it may used for etching a silicon wafer. For example, apotassium hydroxide solution may be used. The device for etching is notparticularly limited, but a device for wet-etching a silicon wafer maybe suitably used. Here, in FIG. 6 (a), before forming the inorganicinsulating layer 120 on the supporting substrate 100 (silicon wafer), arelease layer may be formed on the surface of the supporting substrate100. The material of this release layer may be a metal such as Cu and Nior it may be resin. In that case, when removing the supporting substrate100, the interposer and the supporting substrate can be separated easilyvia the release layer. The technique is not particularly limited, butwhen the release layer is a metal, etching may be used. When the releaselayer is a resin, alkali dissolution may be used. In that case, thesupporting substrate 100 (silicon wafer) can be used again.

As shown in FIG. 12 (b), a first protective film 40 is formed on thesecond side in a manner similar to the second protective film 60, and anaperture 133 is formed in the portion under the first pad (first land22) to expose the first pad (first land 22) from the second side. As amethod for forming the aperture 133, a method similar to the method usedwhen forming the aperture in the second protective film can be used.

Next, as shown in FIG. 12 (c), a barrier metal layer 134 is formed inthe aperture 133 provided under the first pad (first land 22).Constituent materials and the forming method of the barrier metal 134may be the same as the constituent materials and the forming method ofthe barrier metal 132 provided under the second pad 33.

The process for loading the first electronic component on the interposeris hereinafter described. FIG. 13 (a) and FIG. 13 (b) arecross-sectional views showing an exemplary process for loading theelectronic component on the interposer. First, as shown in FIG. 13 (a),a bump 42 made of solder is formed on a pad.

Next, the first electronic component 50 is flip-chip mounted on theinterposer via this bump 42. Then, an underfill resin 53 is filledbetween the electronic component 50 and the interposer and cured. Next,the circumference of the loaded electronic component 50 is sealed with asealing resin 51. In this manner, by sealing the circumference of theloaded first electronic component 50 with the sealing resin 51, loadingof the first electronic component 50 can be completed. These processesare collectively shown in FIG. 13 (b). With the processes describedabove, an interposer on which the first electronic component 50 and thesecond electronic component 70 are loaded can be manufactured.

In addition, when an interposer is formed on a silicon wafer using thesilicon wafer as a supporting substrate, by using a silicon wafer thatis sufficiently large for the dimensions of an interposer, multipleinterposers can be formed on one silicon wafer. When multipleinterposers are formed on one silicon wafer, at proper timing such asafter the process for loading the second electronic component or afterthe process for loading the first electronic component, by cutting thesilicon wafer into individual pieces, for example, by dicing, they canbe divided per interposer. The interposer can thereby be efficientlymanufactured.

Advantages of the interposer of the present embodiment and the methodfor manufacturing the interposer are described below.

(1) The interposer of the present embodiment has a first pad for loadinga first electronic component on a second side of the first insulatinglayer, as well as a second pad for loading a second electronic componenton the second insulating layer. Therefore, the electronic components inthe electrically connected state can be loaded on both the first andsecond sides of the first insulating layer.

(2) Because the interposer of the present embodiment does not have asupporting substrate and wires are distributed with a small number oflayers, it is an interposer with thin thickness. Therefore, the mountingheight when electronic components are loaded can be lowered.

(3) In the first insulating layer made of an inorganic layer, the firstpad (first land), the second land and the first wire are formed with thefirst wire electrically connecting the first pad (first land) and thesecond land. Because the first wire is a wire that can implement minutewiring, fine wiring that is invariably required between connectingterminals of the first electronic component can be implemented with thefirst wire.

(4) The second land is located outside the forming region of the firstpad. Therefore, from the first pad (first land) electrically connectedto an electrode of the first electronic component, the first wire, whichis a minute wire, is distributed through the first land, and the firstwire can be drawn outside the forming region of the first pad(projection region of the first electronic component) to be connected tothe second land. That is, the wire can be drawn from a region requiringfine wiring to a region with less need for fine wiring.

(5) Because the wiring is distributed using the fine wiring formed inthe first insulating layer, the number of layers required fordistributing wires can be reduced to achieve fanning out. Therefore, itis possible to make the electronic components finer and with a smallernumber of layers.

(6) The second wire has a longer wire length and a greater thicknessthan the first wire and the second wire has lower wire resistance perunit length than the first wire. Because the wire connecting the firstpad (first land) and the second pad is connected mainly by the secondwire, which is a wire with low wire resistance per unit length, the wireresistance of the wiring between two electronic components iseffectively reduced, thus providing an interposer suitable forhigh-volume signal transmissions.

(7) Because the first pad (first land), the second land, and the firstwire are formed using a damascene method, the surface including thefirst insulating layer, the first pad (first land), the second land, andthe first wire is made flat. Therefore, in the interposer, for example,a second insulating layer, a first via conductor, and a second wire canbe formed precisely on that surface and its flatness can be high.

(8) A first protective film having an aperture above the first pad isprovided, and a second protective film having an aperture above thesecond pad is provided. Therefore, the wire layer inside can be suitablyprotected.

(9) Because both the first insulating layer and the second insulatinglayer are provided as only one layer each, the thickness of theinterposer as a whole becomes thin, and when electronic components areloaded, a substrate with a low mounting height can be achieved. From aperspective of shorting the wire length between the electroniccomponents as much as possible, wire resistance can be reduced.

(10) Because the inorganic film is provided between the first insulatinglayer and the second insulating layer, adhesion between the firstinsulating layer and the second insulating layer can be improved.

(11) In the method for manufacturing the interposer of the presentembodiment, the process for forming the first wire using a damascenemethod and the process for forming the second wire using a semiadditivemethod are performed. Thereby, the first wire that implements minutedistribution is formed precisely, and the second wire with a longer wirelength and a greater thickness (lower wire resistance per unit length)than the first wire can be formed simply and at low cost. Thus,according to the method for manufacturing the interposer of the presentembodiment, for example, in the wires between the first electroniccomponent and the second electronic component, minute distribution thatis invariably required between connecting terminals of the firstelectronic component is implemented with the first wire, and most of thewiring between the first electronic component and the second electroniccomponent is made up of the second wire, thereby making it possible tomanufacture an interposer suitable for high-volume signal transmissionswith effectively reduced wire resistance.

(12) In the method for manufacturing the interposer of the presentembodiment, the supporting substrate is removed and an aperture isfurther formed on the second side of the first insulating layer.Therefore, it is possible to lower the mounting height and manufacturean interposer in which the electronic components can be loaded in theelectrically connected state on both the first and second sides of thefirst insulating layer.

Second Embodiment

An interposer according to the second embodiment of the presentinvention is described as follows. FIG. 14 is a perspectivecross-sectional view showing part of an example of the interposer of thesecond embodiment. In addition to the interposer of the firstembodiment, the interposer 2 of the present embodiment has a thirdinsulating layer 80 provided on a second side of the first insulatinglayer, and a first protective film 90 provided on the third insulatinglayer 80 (lower side of FIG. 14). In FIG. 14, it is shown that the firstelectronic component 50 and the third electronic component 52 are loadedon the first protective film 90. In addition, the pattern of connectionbetween the first land 22 and the first electronic component 50 isdifferent from that of the first embodiment.

In the interposer 2 of the present embodiment, in addition to the firstland 22 and the second land 23, a third land 26 and a fourth land 27 areformed on the first insulating layer 20, and the third land 26 and thefourth land 27 are electrically connected by a third wire 25. These areformed using a damascene method. Because the third land 26 is locatedinside and the fourth land 27 is located outside in relation to theforming region of the pad connected to the first electronic component 50(projection region of the first electronic component), the wireconnected to the first electronic component 50 can be drawn outside theprojection region of the first electronic component through the thirdwire 25.

On the second side of a layer including the first insulating layer 20,the first land 22, the second land 23 and the first wire 21, the thirdinsulating layer 80 is formed. Within this third insulating layer, asecond via conductor 81, a third via conductor 82 and a fourth viaconductor 83 are formed. Furthermore, on the third insulating layer 80(lower side of FIG. 14), a fourth wire 84, a first pad 85, a third pad86 and a fourth pad 87 are formed.

The third insulating layer has a second opening, a third opening and afourth opening, and the second via conductor 81, the third via conductor82 and the fourth via conductor 83 are each formed in each opening,respectively. The bottoms of the second via conductor 81, the third viaconductor 82 and the fourth via conductor 83 (upper side of FIG. 14) areconnected to the first land 22, the third land 26 and the fourth land27, respectively.

On the third insulating layer 80, the first pad 85 and the third pad 86are formed and connected to the top surfaces (lower side of FIG. 14) ofthe second via conductor 81 and the third via conductor 83,respectively. These first pad 85 and third pad 86 are pads for loadingthe first electronic component 50, and in the present embodiment, thefirst pad and the first land are separated.

The fourth wire 84 is formed on the third insulating layer 80, and thefourth wire 84 is electrically connected to the fourth via conductor 83.That is, the fourth wire 84 is connected to the third wire 25 via thefourth via conductor 83. The fourth pad 87 for loading the thirdelectronic component 52 is formed on the third insulating layer 80. Thefourth pad 87 is integrated with the fourth wire 84, and the fourth pad87 and the fourth wire 84 are electrically connected.

The first protective film 90 is formed on the third insulating layer 80and the fourth wire 84. The structure of the first protective film is asimilar to that of the second protective film 60 provided on the secondinsulating layer 30. The first protective film 90 has an aperture 91partly exposing each of the first pad 85, the third pad 86 and thefourth pad 87. That is, the outer edge of each pad is protected by thefirst protective film.

Then, in the aperture 91, a bump 92 made of solder is formed via abarrier metal layer 143 (see FIG. 20 (b)), and the electronic componentis connected to the interposer via this bump 92.

In the interposer of the present embodiment shown in FIG. 14, from thefirst electronic component 50 toward the third electronic component 52,wiring is connected in the order of the third pad 86, the third viaconductor 82, the third land 26, the third wire 25, the fourth land 27,the fourth via conductor 83, the fourth wire 84, the fourth pad 87 andthe third electronic component 52. That is, from the third land 26connected to the third pad 86 on which the first electronic component 50is loaded, wiring is distributed using the third wire 25, and wiring isdrawn to the fourth land 27 outside the forming region of the padconnected to the first electronic component 50 (projection region of thefirst electronic component). Then, wiring is drawn up from the fourthland 27 to the fourth wire 84 on the third insulating layer via thefourth via conductor 83, and most of the connections between the firstelectronic component 50 and the third electronic component 52 areachieved via the fourth wire 84.

In addition, the wiring between the first electronic component 50 andthe second electronic component 52 is a similar to that in the firstembodiment except that the site in which the first land and the firstpad are structured with the same member in the first embodiment isdivided into the first pad 85, the second via conductor 81 and the firstland 22 and these are electrically connected.

A method for manufacturing the interposer of the present embodiment isdescribed using drawings as follows. In the manufacturing method of thepresent embodiment, the second electronic component is loaded as shownin FIG. 11 (b) in a manner similar to the method for manufacturing theinterposer of the first embodiment except that the third land, thefourth land and the third wire are formed in a manner similar to that ofthe first land and the first wire. An aperture is then formed on thesecond side, and forming of, for example, the third insulating layer andthe fourth wire on the second surface are carried out. Moreover, loadingof the first electronic component and loading of the third electroniccomponent are performed. Hereinafter, each of these processes aredescribed.

FIG. 15 is a cross-sectional view showing part of the manufacturingprocesses of the interposer of the second embodiment. As shown in FIG.15, in the present embodiment, for the interposer on which the secondelectronic component as shown in FIG. 11 (b) in the first embodiment,the first land 22 is exposed from the second side by removing thesupporting substrate. As a method for removing the supporting substrate,a method similar to that in the first embodiment may be used.

FIG. 16 (a), FIG. 16 (b), FIG. 17 (a), FIG. 17 (b), FIG. 18 (a) and FIG.18 (b) are cross-sectional views showing parts of the manufacturingprocesses of the interposer of the second embodiment. First, as shown inFIG. 16 (a), the third insulating layer 80 made of an organic insulatinglayer is formed on a second surface of a layer including structures suchas the first insulating layer 20, the first pad 22, the second land 23and the first wire 21, and an aperture (second opening 140) is formed asshown in FIG. 16 (b). Here, a third opening and a fourth opening notshown in the drawing are formed at the same time.

The second opening 140, the third opening and the fourth opening areformed under the first land 22, the third land (not shown) and thefourth land (not shown), respectively. Next, as shown in FIG. 17 (a), aseed layer 141 is formed on the top surface of the third insulatinglayer 80 (including the wall surface of each opening) and the topsurface of each land exposed from each opening.

Next, as shown in FIG. 17 (b), a plating resist material 142 is formed,and by exposing via a mask and developing the plating resist material142, the plating resist material 142 in the sites for forming the fourthwire, the first pad, the third pad and the fourth pad is removed. Asshown in FIG. 18 (a), electrolytic copper plating is performed with theseed layer 141 as an electricity supply layer to provide copper platingat the sites where the plating resist material 142 is removed. Thereby,within the third insulating layer 80, a second via conductor 81, a thirdvia conductor (not shown) and a fourth via conductor (not shown) areformed. Furthermore, on the third insulating layer 80, a fourth wire(not shown), a first pad 85, a third pad (not shown) and a fourth pad(not shown) are formed. Next, as shown in FIG. 18 (b), the remainingplating resist material is removed and the seed layer under the removedplating resist material is removed by etching.

With the processes described above, the third insulating layer, thesecond via conductor, the third via conductor, the fourth via conductor,the fourth wire, the first pad, the third pad and the fourth pad can beformed.

FIG. 19 (a) and FIG. 19 (b) are cross-sectional views showing parts ofthe manufacturing processes of the interposer of the second embodiment.Forming of the first protective film can be performed in a mannersimilar to the forming of the second protective film. As shown in FIG.19 (a), an organic layer to be the first protective film 90 is formed,and the aperture 91 is formed at the sites corresponding to the surfaceof each pad, and furthermore, as shown in FIG. 19 (b), the barrier metallayer 143 is formed in the aperture 91. With this process, the firstprotective film 90 can be formed. In addition, forming of the firstprotective film and forming of the barrier metal layer may be performedas needed.

The processes for loading the first electronic component and the thirdelectronic component on the interposer is hereinafter described. FIG. 20(a) and FIG. 20 (b) are cross-sectional views showing an example ofprocesses for loading the electronic components on the interposer. Theprocedure is similar to the process for loading the second electroniccomponent, and the first electronic component 50 is loaded by formingthe bump 92 made of solder in the barrier metal layer 143 and connectingthis bump 92 to an electrode (not shown) of the first electroniccomponent 50 by means of flip-chip mounting, as shown in FIG. 20 (a).The first electronic component 50 is loaded on the first pad and thethird pad, and a third electronic component (not shown) is loaded on thefourth pad similarly. Then, an underfill resin 53 is filled between theloaded electronic component 50 and the interposer and cured. Next, thecircumference of the loaded electronic component 50 is sealed with asealing resin 51. These processes are collectively shown in FIG. 20 (b).

Advantages of the interposer of the present embodiment and a method formanufacturing the interposer are described below. In the presentembodiment, advantages (1) to (12) described in the first embodiment canbe realized along with the followings.

(13) In the interposer of the present embodiment, the third electroniccomponent can be further loaded on the second side of the firstinsulating layer in the state electrically connected to the firstelectronic component.

(14) The third land, the fourth land, and the third wire are formed inthe first insulating layer, with the third wire electrically connectingthe third land and the fourth land. The third land is provided withinthe forming region of the pad connected to the first electroniccomponent (projection region of the first electronic component), and thefourth land is provided outside the forming region of the pad connectedto the first electronic component. Therefore, from the third padelectrically connected to an electrode of the first electroniccomponent, the third wire, which is a minute wire, is used to distributewiring and can be drawn outside the forming region of the pad connectedto the first electronic component to be connected to the fourth land.That is, the wiring can be drawn from a region requiring minute wiringto a region with less need for minute wiring.

(15) The wiring connecting the third pad and the fourth pad is mainlyconnected by the fourth wire, which has a longer wire length, a greaterthickness, and lower wire resistance per unit length than the thirdwire. Therefore, an interposer suitable for high-volume signaltransmissions with wire resistance between the first electroniccomponent and the third electronic component effectively reduced can beachieved.

(16) The third electronic component is positioned where the secondelectronic component and part of the forming region of its pad areoverlapped. By positioning the electronic components on both sides inthis manner, the surface area of the interposer can be reduced.

Third Embodiment

The third embodiment, which is one embodiment of the first invention, isdescribed as follows.

FIG. 21 is a perspective cross-sectional view showing a part of theinterposer according to the third embodiment. The interposer 3 of thepresent embodiment has a first pad (first land 22), a third pad (thirdland 26) and a fifth land (fifth land 221), with a land provided in thefirst insulating layer 20 serving as a pad for loading an electroniccomponent on the second side of the first insulating layer 20 as well ina manner similar to the first embodiment. In FIG. 21, it is shown thatthe first electronic component 50 and the third electronic component 52are loaded. The second electronic component 70 is loaded in a mannersimilar to the first embodiment.

In the present embodiment, unlike the second embodiment, no wiring isformed on the second side of the first insulating layer, and the firstelectronic component 50 and the third electronic component 52 areconnected via the wiring provided in the first insulating layer and thewiring provided on the first side of the first insulating layer.

The wiring between the first electronic component 50 and the thirdelectronic component 52 is described as follows. In the interposer 3 ofthe present embodiment, a third pad (third land 26), a fifth pad (fifthland 221) and a sixth land 222 are formed on the first insulating layer20, and the fifth pad (fifth land 221) and the sixth land 222 areelectrically connected by a fifth wire 220. These are formed by adamascene method.

The second insulating layer 30 has a fifth opening and sixth opening,and a fifth via conductor 35 and a sixth via conductor 36 are formed inthe fifth opening and the sixth opening, respectively. The bottoms ofthe fifth via conductor 35 and the sixth conductor 36 are connected tothe third pad (third land 26) and the sixth land 222, respectively. Asixth wire 37 is formed on the second insulating layer 30, and the sixthwire 37 is electrically connected to the fifth via conductor 35 and thesixth via conductor 36. That is, the sixth wire 37 is connected to thethird pad (third land 26) via the fifth via conductor 35 and connectedto the fifth wire 220 via the sixth via conductor 36. These viaconductors and the sixth wire are formed by a semiadditive method.

In the interposer of the present embodiment, from the first electroniccomponent 50 toward the third electronic component 52, wiring isconnected in the order of the third pad (third land 26), the fifth viaconductor 35, the sixth wire 37, the sixth via conductor 36, the sixthland 222, the fifth wire 220, the fifth pad (fifth land 221) and thethird electronic component 52. That is, from the fifth pad (fifth land221) on which the third electronic component 52 is located, wiring isdistributed using the fifth wire 220, and wiring is drawn to the sixthland 222 outside the forming region of the pad connected to the thirdelectronic component 52 (projection region of the first electroniccomponent). Then, wiring is drawn up from the sixth land 222 to thesixth wire 37 on the second insulating layer via the sixth via conductor36, and wiring to the fifth via conductor 35 connected to the third pad(third land 26) on which the first electronic component 50 is loaded isachieved via the fourth wire 84. That is, most of the connectionsbetween the first electronic component 50 and the third electroniccomponent 52 are achieved via the sixth wire 37.

In addition, the wiring between the first electronic component 50 andthe second electronic component 70 is similar to that in the firstembodiment. Because the method for manufacturing the interposer of thepresent embodiment is similar to the first embodiment except that thewire pattern is different, its description is omitted.

Advantages of the interposer of the present embodiment and a method formanufacturing the interposer are described below.

In the present embodiment, advantages (1) to (12) described in the firstembodiment can be realized along with the following advantages.

(17) In the interposer of the present embodiment, the third electroniccomponent can be further loaded on the second side of the firstinsulating layer in the state in which it is electrically connected tothe first electronic component. Because the interposer of the presentembodiment does not have a supporting substrate and a third insulatinglayer, an interposer with a thin thickness can be achieved. Therefore,its mounting height when loaded with electronic components can belowered.

(18) A fifth pad (fifth land), a sixth land and a fifth wire are formedin the first insulating layer, with the fifth wire electricallyconnecting the fifth pad (fifth land) and the sixth land. The fifth pad(fifth land) is provided within the forming region of the pad connectedto the third electronic component (projection region of the thirdelectronic component), and the sixth land is provided outside theforming region of the pad connected to the third electronic component.Therefore, from the fifth pad (fifth land) electrically connected to anelectrode of the third electronic component, the fifth wire, which is aminute wire, is used to distribute wiring, and the fifth wire can bedrawn outside the forming region of the pad connected to the thirdelectronic component to be connected to the sixth land. That is, thewiring can be drawn from a region requiring minute wiring to a regionwith less need for minute wiring.

(19) The wiring connecting the fifth pad (fifth land) and the third pad(third land) is mainly connected by the sixth wire, which has low wireresistance per unit length. Therefore, an interposer suitable forhigh-volume signal transmissions with an effectively reduced wireresistance between the first electronic component and the thirdelectronic component can be achieved.

Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Embodiments

An interposer according to the fourth embodiment of the presentinvention is described below. FIG. 22 is a perspective cross-sectionalview showing a part of an interposer according to the fourth embodiment.In addition to the interposer of the first embodiment, the interposer 4of the present embodiment further has a seventh pad (seventh land 223),an eighth land 224 and a seventh wire 225 on the first insulating layer,and has a sixth pad 38 on the second insulating layer. FIG. 22 shows afourth electronic component 72 being loaded.

The fourth electronic component 72 is electrically connected to thefirst component 50, and part of the forming region of the pad connectedto the fourth electronic component 72 (projection region of the fourthelectronic component) is overlapped with the forming region of the padconnected to the first electronic component 50 (projection region of thefirst electronic component).

The wiring between the first electronic component 50 and the fourthelectronic component 72 is described below. In the interposer 4 of thepresent embodiment, a seventh pad (seventh land 223) and an eighth land224 are formed on the first insulating layer 20, and the seventh pad(seventh land 223) and the eighth land 224 are electrically connected bya seventh wire 225. These are formed by a damascene method.

The second insulating layer 30 has a seventh opening, and a seventh viaconductor 39 is formed in the seventh opening. On the seventh viaconductor 39, the sixth pad 38 is further formed. The bottom of theseventh via conductor 39 is connected to the eighth land 224. Theseventh via conductor 39 and the sixth pad 38 are formed by asemiadditive method.

In the interposer of the present embodiment, from the first electroniccomponent 50 toward the fourth electronic component 72, wiring isconnected in the order of the seventh pad (seventh land 223), theseventh wire 225, the eighth land 224, the seventh via conductor 39, thesixth pad 38 and the fourth electronic component 72. The wiring betweenthe first electronic component 50 and the second electronic component 70is similar to that in the first embodiment.

Next, interposer according to the fifth embodiment and the sixthembodiment of the present invention are described as follows. Theinterposers according to the fifth embodiment and the sixth embodimenthas a fourth electronic component which can be loaded in a mannersimilar to the fourth second embodiment in addition to the interposersof the second embodiment and the third embodiment. FIG. 23 is aperspective cross-sectional view showing a part of the interposer of thefifth embodiment. FIG. 24 is a perspective cross-sectional view showinga part of the interposer of the sixth embodiment.

In the interposer 5 of the fifth embodiment and the interposer 6 of thesixth embodiment, preferable structures of the seventh land 223, theeighth land 224, the seventh wire 225, the seventh via conductor 39, thesixth pad 38 and the fourth electronic component 72 are similar to thefourth embodiment. In addition, because other structures are similar tothe second embodiment and the third embodiment, their descriptions areomitted.

In addition, because the methods for manufacturing the interposers ofthe fourth, fifth and sixth embodiments are similar to the firstembodiment except that their wiring patterns are different, theirdescriptions are omitted.

In the fourth, fifth, and sixth embodiments, connections between thefirst electronic component 50 and the fourth electronic component 72 maybe achieved by sharing lands for loading each electronic component. Inthis case, the seventh wire 225 and the eighth land 224 are not formedand the seventh via conductor and the sixth pad are formed in that orderon the seventh pad (seventh land 223). Then, each electronic componentis loaded so that the wiring from a connecting terminal of the firstelectronic component 50 to a connecting terminal of the fourthelectronic component 72 will be in line in the thickness direction.

In the fourth, fifth, and sixth embodiments, the advantages (1) to (12)described in the first embodiment can be realized along with thefollowing advantage.

(20) In the interposer of the fourth, fifth, and sixth embodiments, thefourth electronic component can be further loaded on the first side ofthe first insulating layer in the sate electrically connected to thefirst electronic component.

Seventh Embodiment

An interposer according to the seventh embodiment of the presentinvention is described as follows. FIG. 25 is a perspectivecross-sectional view showing a part of the interposer of the seventhembodiment. In addition to the interposer of the first embodiment, theinterposer 7 of the present embodiment further has a ninth land 226, atenth land 227 and an eighth wire 228 on the first insulating layer, andhas a eighth via conductor 330 and a ninth via conductor 331 within thesecond insulating layer.

In the interposer 7 of the present embodiment, the second wire 31 andthe second pad 33 in the interposer of the first embodiment are notintegrated, and the connecting methods of the second wire 31 and thesecond pad 33 are different.

In the interposer 7 of the present embodiment, a ninth land 226, a tenthland 227 and an eighth wire 228 are formed on the first insulating layer20, with the ninth land 226 and the tenth land 227 electricallyconnected by the eighth wire 228. These are formed by a damascenemethod. Because the tenth land 227 is located inside and the ninth land226 is located outside in relation to the forming region of the padconnected to the second electronic component 70 (projection region ofthe second electronic component), the wiring connected to the secondelectronic component 70 can be drawn outside the projection region ofthe second electronic component through the eighth wire 228.

The second insulating layer 30 has an eighth opening and a ninthopening, and an eighth via conductor 330 and a ninth via conductor 331are formed in the eighth opening and the ninth opening, respectively.The bottoms of the eighth via conductor 330 and the ninth conductor 331are connected to the ninth land 226 and the tenth land 227,respectively. The eighth via conductor 330 is connected to the secondwire 31 on its top surface, and the ninth via conductor 331 is connectedto the second pad 33 on its top surface. The eighth via conductor 330and the ninth pad 331 are formed by a semiadditive method.

In the interposer of the present embodiment, from the first electroniccomponent 50, wiring is connected in the order of the first electroniccomponent 50, the first pad (first land 22), the first wire 21, thesecond land 23, the first via conductor 32, the second wire 31, theeighth via conductor 330, the ninth land 226, the eighth wire 228, thetenth land 227, the ninth via conductor 331, the second pad 33 and thesecond electronic component 70. That is, from the tenth land 227connected to the second pad 33 on which the second electronic componentis loaded, wiring is distributed using the eighth wire 228, and wiringis drawn to the ninth land 226 outside the forming region of the padconnected to the second electronic component (projection region of thesecond electronic component). Then, wiring is drawn up from the ninthland 226 to the second wire 31 on the second insulating layer via theeighth via conductor 330, and most of the connections between the firstelectronic component 50 and the second electronic component 70 areachieved via the second wire 31.

Because the method for manufacturing the interposer of the presentembodiment is similar to that of the first embodiment except that thewire pattern is different, its description is omitted. In addition, inthe interposers of the second to sixth embodiments, the connectingmethod of the second wire and the second pad may be done as in thepresent embodiment.

In the present embodiment, the advantages (1) to (12) described in thefirst embodiment can be realized along with the following advantage.

(21) The tenth land is provided within the forming region of the padconnected to the second electronic component (projection region of thesecond electronic component), and the ninth land is provided outside theforming region of the pad connected to the second electronic component.Therefore, from the tenth land electrically connected to an electrode ofthe second electronic component, the eighth wire, which is a minutewire, is used to distribute wiring, and can be drawn outside the formingregion of the pad connected to the second electronic component to beconnected to the ninth land. That is, the wiring can be drawn from aregion requiring minute wiring to a region with less need for minutewiring.

Eighth Embodiment

An interposer according to the eighth embodiment of the presentinvention is structured so that some specific electronic componentsamong multiple electronic components are connected via the second wiringonly. FIG. 26 is a perspective cross-sectional view showing a part ofanother interposer according to the present invention. The interposer 9shown in FIG. 26 has a second pad 33 for loading a second electroniccomponent 70 and a fourth pad 38 for loading a fourth electroniccomponent 72, and the second pad 33 and the fourth pad 38 are connectedvia a second wiring 31.

In the interposer 9 of the present embodiment, from the secondelectronic component 70, wiring is connected in the order of the secondpad 33, the second wiring 31 and the fourth pad 38, and a first wiringis not provided between the second electronic component 70 and thefourth electronic component 72. As in the second embodiment, the firstcomponent 50 and the third component 52 are connected via a third wiring25, which is a minute wire, and a fourth wiring 84, which is a wire withlower wire resistance.

Examples of the electronic components used in this eighth embodimentinclude a power regulator module for the second electronic component anda CPU for the fourth electronic component. By connecting theseelectronic components via the second wiring only, the resistance of thewiring between the electronic components may be further lowered. As aresult, proper voltage can be applied to electronic components such as aCPU without creating a voltage drop in the second wiring.

Ninth Embodiment

An interposer according to the ninth embodiment of the present inventionand a method for manufacturing such an interposer are described below.FIG. 27 is a perspective cross-sectional view showing a part of theinterposer according to the ninth embodiment. The interposer 8 of thepresent embodiment has a first insulating layer 1020 made of aninorganic material, a first wire 1021 formed within the first insulatinglayer, a second protective film 1040 provided on a second side (upperside of FIG. 27) of a layer including structures such as the firstinsulating layer, a second insulating layer 1030 made of an organicmaterial formed on a first side (lower side of FIG. 27) of the layerincluding structures such as the first insulating layer, a second wire1031 formed on the second insulating layer (lower side of FIG. 27), anda first protective film 1060 provided on the second insulating layer. InFIG. 27, it is shown that the first electronic component 1050 and thesecond electronic component 1052 are loaded on the first protective film(lower side of FIG. 27).

In reference to FIG. 27, details of each of these elements aresequentially described below.

In this embodiment, even if an element is indicated with the same termas in the previous embodiments, its position may be different from theposition in the previous embodiments. For example, the “first protectivefilm” is formed on a second side of a layer including structures such asa first insulating layer in the previous embodiments, but it is formedon a second insulating layer in this embodiment. In addition, the “firstvia conductor” is connected to the second wire in the previousembodiments, but it is connected to the first land in this embodiment.

First, the first insulating layer and its surrounding structures aredescribed. The first insulating layer 1020 is a layer made of a similarinorganic material as in the first embodiment, and the first land 1022and the second land 1023 are formed therein. The first land 1022 and thesecond land 1023 are electrically connected by the first wire 1021.These are formed by a damascene method. Because the first land 1022 islocated inside and the second land 1023 is located outside in relationto the forming region of the pad connected to the first electroniccomponent 1050 (projection region of the first electronic component),the wiring connected to the first electronic component 1050 can be drawnoutside the projection region of the first electronic component throughthe first wire 1021.

Next, the second protective film is described. The second protectivefilm 1040 is an insulating film made of a similar material as theprotective film in the first embodiment. The second protective film 1040is provided on a second side (upper side of FIG. 27) of a layerincluding the first insulating layer 1020, the first land 1022, thesecond land 1023 and the first wire 1021. Although omitted in thedrawing, in the predetermined position of the second protective film1040, an aperture and a barrier metal layer are formed in a mannersimilar to the first embodiment. Then, via a solder bump formed in theaperture, the interposer is mounted on a printed-wire board.

Next, the second insulating layer and its surrounding structures aredescribed. The second insulating layer 1030 is made of an organicmaterial and is formed on a first side (lower side of FIG. 27) of alayer including structures such as the first insulating layer 1020, thefirst land 1022, the second land 1023 and the first wire 1021. Withinthis second insulating layer 1030, a first via conductor 1032 is formed.Furthermore, a second wire 1031 and a second pad 1033 are formed on thesecond insulating layer 1030.

The second insulating layer 1030 has a first opening and a secondopening. In each opening, the first via conductor 1032 and the secondvia conductor 1033 are formed, and the bottoms of the first viaconductor 1032 and the second via conductor 1033 (upper side of FIG. 27)are connected to the first land 1022 and the second land 1023. Thesecond wire 1031 is formed on the second insulating layer 1030 (lowerside of FIG. 27), and the second wire 1031 is electrically connected tothe second via conductor 1033. The first pad 1034 for loading the firstelectronic component 1050 is formed on the first via conductor 1032(lower side of FIG. 27). The second pad 1035 for loading the secondelectronic component 1052 is formed on the second insulating layer 1030(lower side of FIG. 27). The second pad 1035 is integrated with thesecond wire 1031, and the second pad 1035 and the second wire 1031 areelectrically connected.

Next, the first protective film and the structures surrounding the firstprotective film are described. The first protective film 1060 is formedon the second insulating layer 1030 (lower side of FIG. 27) and on thesecond wire. The first protective film 1060 has an aperture 1061 partlyexposing the first pad 1034 and the second pad 1035. That is, the outeredges of the first pad 1034 and the second pad 1035 are coated with thefirst protective film 1060. Then, in each aperture 1061, a bump 1062made of solder is formed via a seed layer, and this bump 1062 and anelectrode of each electronic component are connected.

In the interposer of the present embodiment as described thus far, fromthe first electronic component 1050, wiring is connected in the order ofthe first pad 1034, the first via conductor 1032, the first land 1022,the first wire 1021, the second land 1023, the second via conductor1033, the second wire 1031, the second pad 1035 and the secondelectronic component 1052. That is, from the first land 1022electrically connected to the first pad 1034 on which the firstelectronic component 1050 is loaded, wiring is distributed between thefirst lands using the first wire 1021, and wiring is drawn to the secondland 1023 outside the forming region of the first pad. Then, wiring isdrawn up from the second land 1023 to the second wire 1031 on the secondinsulating layer via the second via conductor, and most of theconnections between the first electronic component 1050 and the secondelectronic component 1052 is achieved via the second wire 1031.

In the present embodiment, preferable structures such as materials anddimensions of each insulating layer, each land, each via conductor, eachpad and each wire may be the same as those in the first embodiment.

Other Embodiments

Interposers according to other embodiments of the present invention aredescribed below. In each embodiment, preferable structures such asmaterials and dimensions of each insulating layer, each land, each viaconductor, each pad and each wire may be the same as those in the firstembodiment. The structure of wiring formed in an insulating layer madeof an inorganic material such as a first insulating layer may be thesame as the first wire. The structure of wiring formed within or on aninsulating layer made of an organic material such as a second insulatinglayer and a third insulating layer may be the same as the second wire.

The number of electronic components loaded on the interposer is notparticularly limited if there are two or more, and the types andfunctions of the electronic components and the relationships throughwhich they are connected to each other are also not particularlylimited. In addition, the loading pattern of such electronic componentsis also not particularly limited. That is, multiple electroniccomponents may be mounted in a laminated state. In this case, forexample, penetrating electrodes provided on respective electroniccomponents are connected to each other via solder bumps.

The first wire and/or the second wire may be a multilayered wire, withmultiple first insulating layers and/or second insulating layersprovided.

In the first insulating layer under a region wired by the second wire,at least one of a ground layer and a power layer may be provided. Inaddition, at least one of a capacitor, an inductor, and a resistor maybe provided. The first insulating layer directly below the region wiredby the second wire frequently becomes a dead space because it is notnecessary to provide minute wires. By providing any of a power planelayer, a ground plane layer and a passive element in such a dead space,this region is effectively utilized, thus providing a high-densityinterposer without wasted portions. It makes possible to improve thepower supply of the interposer and make the interposer thinner andsmaller. In addition, when the ground layer is formed within the firstinsulating layer, for example, a microstrip structure is formed inconjunction with the second wire located directly above that. As aresult, characteristic impedance can be matched, allowing signalpropagation to be stabilized.

In addition, on the surface of the interposer, a stiffener may beprovided in a manner that the electronic component is surrounded. Byproviding such a stiffener, an interposer with less warpage can beachieved.

A supporting substrate is not particularly limited if it is a materialthat is flat and can be used for various film-forming processes. Forexample, silicon, silicon nitride, silicon carbide, aluminum nitride andmullite can be listed. Among these, silicon is preferable for its highflatness at the surface and for allowing minute wires to be formed.

Materials for forming the first land, the second land and the first wireas well as materials for forming the first via conductor, the second viaconductor, the first pad, the second pad and the second wire are notparticularly limited if they are conductive materials. In addition tocopper, nickel, gold and silver can be mentioned.

Types of the second insulating layer include thermosetting resins suchas epoxy resin, phenol resin, polyimide resin, polyester resin,bismaleimide resin, polyolefin resin, polyphenylene ether resin,polyphenylene resin and fluorine resin. In addition, photosensitiveresins include acrylic resin, for example.

Resins with a photosensitive group added to part of a thermosettingresin include those obtained through acrylization reaction between athermoset group of the aforementioned thermosetting resins andmethacrylic acid or acrylic acid. In addition, for thermoplastic resins,phenoxy resin, polyether sulfone (PES), poly sulfone (PSF),polyphenylene sulfone (PPS), polyphenylene sulfide (PPES), polyphenyleneether (PPE) and polyether imide (PI) can be mentioned.

In addition, specific combinations of resin combinations that can beused as the second insulating layer include phenol resin and polyethersulfone, polyimide resin and polysulfone, epoxy resin and polyethersulfone, epoxy resin and phenoxy resin, acrylic resin and phenoxy resin,and epoxy resin with a partially acrylized epoxy group and polyethersulfone. This second insulating layer is not limited to the resinsdescribed above and may be formed of an inorganic material like thefirst insulating layer. The third insulating layer may be formed of aninorganic material as well.

The relationship between the diameter of the first land and the diameterof the first via conductor, as well as the relationship between thediameter of the second land and the second via conductor are notparticularly limited as long as it is within the range in whichconductivity between each land and via conductor can be ensured, and thediameters may be of equal size.

In addition, the types of resists formed on the first insulating layer,the exposure methods and the development methods are not particularlylimited if they are resists, exposure methods and development methodsused in manufacturing processes of semiconductors.

As a method for forming a seed layer on the first insulating layer andthe second insulating layer, in addition to sputtering, methods referredto as PVD (physical vapor deposition), which specifically includemethods such as vacuum vapor deposition, ion plating and electron beamvapor deposition, can be used. In addition, as a method for forming aseed layer on the surface of the second insulating layer, conventionallyknown methods used to form conductor circuits by a semiadditive methodcan also be used.

The method for forming the second insulating layer is not particularlylimited. For example, methods may include applying an uncured resin witha spin coater and a curtain coater or forming a resin layer by thermallycompressing a resin film. In addition, methods of curing resin are notlimited to thermal curing.

In addition, methods for forming an aperture in an organic insulatinglayer are not limited to exposure development processing, and methods ofmaking an aperture with laser processing can also be used. Theseinclude, for example, methods using an excimer laser, a UV-YAG laser anda carbon dioxide gas laser.

An interposer according to an embodiment of the present invention has afirst insulating layer made of an inorganic material, a first landformed in the first insulating layer, a second land formed in the firstinsulating layer, a first wire formed in the first insulating layer toelectrically connect the first land and the second land, a secondinsulating layer formed on a first surface of the first insulatinglayer, the first land, the second land, and the first wire, with a firstopening for a first via conductor connected to the second land, a firstpad for loading a first electronic component mounted on a second side ofthe first insulating layer, a second pad for loading a second electroniccomponent, formed on the second insulating layer, a second wire formedon the second insulating layer, and a first via conductor formed in thefirst opening to electrically connect the first land and the secondwire. The first pad and the second pad are electrically connected viathe first wire and the second wire, and the second wire has a longerwire length and a greater thickness than the first wire.

In the interposer, a first insulating layer made of an inorganicmaterial is provided, and a first land and a second land are formed inthe first insulating layer. Then, the first land and the second land areelectrically connected via a first wire formed in the first insulatinglayer.

In addition, on a second insulating layer on a first side of the firstinsulating layer, a second wire is formed. This second wire has a longerwire length and a greater thickness than the first wire. In other words,the second wire has lower wire resistance per unit length than the firstwire. That is, the wires between the first electronic component and thesecond electronic component are made of the first wire to implementminute drawing and the second wire with lower wire resistance per unitlength than the first wire. In these wires between the first electroniccomponent and the second component, by implementing, for example, onlyminute drawing that is invariably required between the connectingterminals of the first electronic component with the first wire andhaving most of the wiring between the first electronic component and thesecond electronic component with the second wire, wire resistance can beeffectively reduced. Furthermore, an interposer suitable for high-volumesignal transmissions can be achieved. Moreover, minute drawing becomespossible with the first wire of the first insulating layer, and it istherefore not necessary to increase the number of layers to graduallyfan out the wiring, allowing the electronic components to be made finerwith a small number of layers. In addition, any number of methods formeasuring wire resistance can be used. For example, wire resistance canbe measured by connecting a resistance measure to the specific wire viaa probe. Measuring instruments include resistance measures (Model: 4194Aby Agilent Technologies).

In addition, the interposer has a first pad for loading a firstelectronic component on a second side of the first insulating layer, aswell as a second pad for loading a second electronic component on thesecond insulating layer. Therefore, when the electronic components areelectrically connected, they can be loaded on both the first and secondsides of the first insulating layer.

In addition, because the interposer does not have a supporting substrateand wires are drawn with a small number of layers, the interposer has alow thickness. Therefore, the mounting height when electronic componentsare loaded can be decreased.

An interposer according to another embodiment of the present inventionfurther has a third land formed in the first insulating layer, a fourthland formed in the first insulating layer, a third wire formed in thefirst insulating layer to electrically connect the third land and thefourth land, a third insulating layer formed on a second surface of thefirst insulating layer, the first to fourth lands, the first wire, andthe third wire, having a second opening for a second via conductorconnected to the first land, a third opening for a third via conductorconnected to the third land, and a fourth opening for a fourth viaconductor connected to the fourth land, a third pad for loading a firstelectronic component, formed on the third insulating layer, a fourth padfor loading a third electronic component, formed on the third insulatinglayer, a fourth wire formed on the third insulating layer, a third viaconductor formed in the third opening to connect the third pad and thethird land, and a fourth via conductor formed in the fourth opening toconnect the fourth wire and the fourth land. The first pad is formed onthe third insulating layer and is electrically connected to the firstland via the second via conductor formed in the second opening, thethird pad and the fourth pad are electrically connected via the thirdwire and the fourth wire, and the fourth wire has a longer wire lengthand a greater thickness than the third wire.

In this interposer, a first electronic component and a third electroniccomponent on a second side of a first insulating layer, as well as asecond electronic component on a first side of the first insulatinglayer, can be loaded.

A third land and a fourth land are further formed on the firstinsulating layer. Then, the third land and the fourth land areelectrically connected via a third wire formed in the first insulatinglayer. In addition, on a third insulating layer on a second side of thefirst insulating layer, a fourth wire is formed. This fourth wire has alonger wire length and a greater thickness than the third wire. That is,the wires between the first electronic component and the thirdelectronic component are made up of the third wire to implement minutedrawing and the fourth wire with lower wire resistance per unit lengththan the third wire.

When the wires are formed in this manner, by implementing minute drawingwith the third wire and making up most of the wiring between the firstelectronic component and the third component with the fourth wire, wireresistance can be effectively reduced. Furthermore, an interposersuitable for high-volume signal transmissions can be achieved.

In addition, in an interposer according to another embodiment, thesecond wire has a lower wire resistance per unit length than the firstwire.

In an interposer according to an embodiment, the length of the secondwire relative to the entire wire length connecting the first electroniccomponent and the second electronic component is 60-90%. When the lengthof the second wire is defined in this manner, the length of the secondwire with small wire resistance increases, so it is easy to reduce thewire resistance between the two electronic components.

In an interposer according to another embodiment, the ratio of thethickness of the second wire relative to the thickness of the first wireis greater than 1 and 15 or less. Within this range, the second wire isthick, preventing warpage of the interposer and making it easy to ensureadhesion of the second wire and the organic insulating layer, even when,for example, the organic insulating layer is expanded and shrunk by heatcycle. That is, if the ratio of the thickness of the second wirerelative to the thickness of the first wire is less than 1, the rigidityof the interposer is not sufficiently ensured and warpage of theinterposer may occur due to differences in the coefficients of thermalexpansion between the semiconductor device and the interposer. On theother hand, if the ratio of the thickness of the second wire relative tothe thickness of the first wire is greater than 15, given that thewidths of the wires are the same, the aspect ratio of the second wirewill be increased, so when the organic insulating layer is expanded andshrunk by heat cycle, for example, the second wire will easily followthe expansion and shrinkage of the organic insulating layer and adhesionof the second wire to the organic insulating layer may be reduced.

In an interposer according to another embodiment, the second insulatinglayer is made of an organic material. Having the second insulating layermade of the organic material allows the impact resistance of theinterposer to be enhanced to prevent cracking.

In an interposer according to another embodiment, the second land isprovided outside the forming region of the first pad. “Forming region ofthe first pad” refers to a region including the entire pad and means apredefined region with the smallest flat area. This region is alsoreferred to as a “projection region of the first electronic component.”Here, the forming region of the first pad (projection region of thefirst electronic component) is a region directly below the firstelectronic component and space for wire is limited, so it is a regionthat will require minute wire drawing. On the other hand, outside theforming region of the first pad (projection region of the firstelectronic component) is a region between the electronic components, andthere is less need for minute wire drawing. When the second land isprovided in such a position, from the first land electrically connectedto an electrode (and the first pad connected to the electrode) of theelectronic component, the first wire, which is a minute wire, can bedrawn through the first land, and the first wire can be drawn outsidethe forming region of the first pad (projection region of the firstelectronic component) to be connected to a region with relativelysufficient space. That is, wiring can be drawn from a region requiringminute wiring to a region with less need for minute wiring.

In an interposer according to yet another embodiment, the first wire isformed using a damascene method and the second wire is formed with asemiadditive method. The first wire formed using a damascene method willbe a minute wire. In addition, the second wire formed with thesemiadditive method will be a wire with a larger cross-sectional areaand smaller resistance per unit length than the first wire formed usinga damascene method.

In an interposer according to still another embodiment, the L/S of thefirst wire is smaller than the L/S of the second wire. When the L/S ofthe first wire is smaller than the L/S of the second wire, it ispossible to draw minute wires in the first insulating layer easily.

In an interposer according to still another embodiment, the surfaceincluding structures such as the first insulating layer, the first land,the second land and the first wire is flat. When this surface is flat,the interposer may be one in which, for example, a second insulatinglayer, a first via conductor, and a second wire can be formed preciselyon that surface and flatness can be high.

In an interposer according to still another embodiment, the diameter ofthe first land is greater than the diameter of the first via conductor.When the relationship between the diameters of the land and the viaconductor is defined in this manner, the contact area of the land andthe via conductor is ensured and conduction becomes good to allowconnection reliability of both to be enhanced. In addition, when formingan opening, because an extra portion for the opening is ensured in theland, strict alignment control is not required and the process can besimplified.

In an interposer according to another embodiment, the diameter of thefirst land is equal to the diameter of the first via conductor. When therelationship between the diameters of the land and the via conductor isdefined in this manner, an extra portion for an opening is not formed inthe land, so spacing between the lands can be ensured to be larger thannormal, allowing the wiring to have higher density.

In an interposer according to another embodiment, a first protectivefilm having an aperture on the first pad is further provided. Inaddition, in an interposer according to another embodiment, a secondprotective film having an aperture on the second pad is furtherprovided. Through this, the inner wire layers are protected to preventdamage.

In an interposer according to yet another embodiment, multiple firstinsulating layers are provided. The coefficient of thermal expansion ofthe interposer can be reduced by providing multiple first insulatinglayers made of an inorganic material.

In an interposer according to another embodiment, an inorganic film isprovided between the first insulating layer and the second insulatinglayer. When the inorganic film is provided between the first insulatinglayer and the second insulating layer, adhesion between the firstinsulating layer and the second insulating layer can be improved.

An interposer according to another embodiment has a first insulatinglayer made of an inorganic material, a first land formed in the firstinsulating layer, a second land formed in the first insulating layer, afirst wire formed in the first insulating layer to electrically connectthe first land and the second land, a second insulating layer formed ona first surface of the first insulating layer, the first land, thesecond land, and the first wire, having a first opening for a first viaconductor connected to the second land and a second opening for a secondvia conductor connected to the second land, a second pad for loading asecond electronic component, formed on the second insulating layer, asecond pad formed on the second insulating layer for loading a firstelectronic component provided in parallel with the first electroniccomponent, a second wire formed on the second insulating layer, a firstvia conductor formed in the first opening to electrically connect thefirst land and the first pad, and a second via conductor formed in thesecond opening to electrically connect the first land and the secondwire. The first pad and the second pad are electrically connected viathe first wire and the second wire, and the second wire has a longerwire length and a larger cross-sectional area than the first wire.

In the interposer, a first insulating layer made of an inorganicmaterial is provided, and a first land and a second land are formed inthe first insulating layer. Then, the first land and the second land areelectrically connected via a first wire formed in the first insulatinglayer.

In addition, on a second insulating layer on a first side of the firstinsulating layer, a second wire is formed. This second wire has a longerwire length and a larger cross-sectional area than the first wire. Inother words, the second wire has lower wire resistance per unit lengththan the first wire. That is, the wires between the first electroniccomponent and the second electronic component is made up of the firstwire to implement minute drawing and the second wire with lower wireresistance per unit length than the first wire. In these wires betweenthe first electronic component and the second component, byimplementing, for example, only minute drawing that is invariablyrequired between connecting terminals of the first electronic componentwith the first wire and making up of most of the wiring between thefirst electronic component and the second component with the secondwire, wire resistance can be effectively reduced. Furthermore, aninterposer suitable for high-volume signal transmissions can beobtained. Moreover, minute drawing becomes possible with the first wireof the first insulating layer, thereby making it unnecessary to increasethe number of the layers to gradually fan out the wire, allowing theelectronic components to be made finer with a small number of layers.

In addition, the interposer has a first pad for loading a firstelectronic component and a second pad for loading a second electroniccomponent on the second insulating layer. Therefore, when the electroniccomponents are electrically connected, they can be loaded on the firstside of the first insulating layer.

In addition, because the interposer does not have a supporting substrateand wires are drawn with a small number of layers, it is an interposerwith thin thickness. Therefore, the mounting height when electroniccomponent are loaded can be lowered.

An interposer according to another embodiment further has a third landformed in the first insulating layer, a fourth land formed in the firstinsulating layer, a third wire formed in the first insulating layer toelectrically connect the third land and the fourth land, a third openingfor a third via conductor connected to the third land, formed in thesecond insulating layer, a third insulating layer formed on a secondsurface of the first insulating layer, the first to fourth lands, thefirst wire, and the third wire, having a fourth opening for a fourth viaconductor connected to the fourth land, a third pad for loading a firstelectronic component, formed on the second insulating layer, a fourthpad for loading a third electronic component, formed on the thirdinsulating layer, a fourth wire formed on the third insulating layer, athird via conductor formed in the third opening to connect the third padand the third land, and a fourth via conductor formed in the fourthopening to connect the fourth wire and the fourth land. The third padand the fourth pad are electrically connected via the third wire and thefourth wire, and the fourth wire has a longer wire length and a largercross-sectional area than the third wire.

In the interposer, a first electronic component and a second electroniccomponent on a first side of a first insulating layer, as well as athird electronic component on a second side of the first insulatinglayer, can be loaded.

A third land and a fourth land are further formed on the firstinsulating layer. Then, the third land and the fourth land areelectrically connected via a third wire formed in the first insulatinglayer. In addition, on a third insulating layer on a second side of thefirst insulating layer, a fourth wire is formed. This fourth wire has alonger wire length and a larger cross-sectional area than the thirdwire. That is, the wires between the first electronic component and thethird electronic component are made up of the third wire to implementminute drawing and the fourth wire with lower wire resistance per unitlength than the third wire.

When the wires are formed in this manner, by implementing minute drawingwith the third wire and making up of most of the wiring between thefirst electronic component and the third component with the fourth wire,wire resistance can be effectively reduced. Furthermore, an interposersuitable for high-volume signal transmissions can be achieved.

In addition, in an interposer according to another embodiment, thesecond wire has a lower wire resistance per unit length than the firstwire.

In an interposer according to another embodiment, the length of thesecond wire relative to the entire wire length connecting the firstelectronic component and the second electronic component is 60-90%. Inaddition, in an interposer according to another embodiment, the ratio ofthe thickness of the second wire relative to the thickness of the firstwire is greater than 1 and 15 or less. In addition, in an interposeraccording to another embodiment, the second insulating layer is made ofan organic material.

In an interposer according to another embodiment, the second land isprovided outside the forming region of the first pad. In addition, in aninterposer according to another embodiment, the first wire is formedusing a damascene method and the second wire is formed with asemiadditive method.

In an interposer according to yet another embodiment, the L/S of thefirst wire is smaller than the L/S of the second wire. In addition, inan interposer according to still another embodiment, a surface includingstructures such as the first insulating layer, the first land, thesecond land and the first wire is flat. In addition, in an interposeraccording to still another embodiment, the diameter of the first land isgreater than the diameter of the first via conductor. In addition, in aninterposer according to another embodiment, the diameter of the firstland is equal to the diameter of the first via conductor.

In an interposer according to another embodiment, a first protectivefilm having an aperture on both the first pad and the second pad isfurther provided. In addition, in an interposer according to anotherembodiment, a second protective film having an aperture on the fourthpad is further provided.

In an interposer according to another embodiment, multiple firstinsulating layers are provided. In addition, in an interposer accordingto another embodiment, an inorganic film is provided between the firstinsulating layer and the second insulating layer.

A method for manufacturing an interposer according to an embodiment ofthe present invention includes a process to form a first insulatinglayer made of an inorganic material on a supporting substrate, a processto form a first wire in the first insulating layer, a process to form asecond insulating layer on a first side of the first insulating layer, aprocess to form a second wire with a longer wire length and a greaterthickness than the first wire on the second insulating layer, and

a process to eliminate the supporting substrate.

According to the method for manufacturing an interposer, an interposerhaving the first wire to implement minute drawing and the second wirewith lower wire resistance per unit length than the first wire can bemanufactured. In such an interposer, with the wire between the firstelectronic component loaded on the second side of the first insulatinglayer and the second component loaded on the first side of the firstinsulating layer by implementing, for example, only minute drawing thatis invariably required between connecting terminals the first electroniccomponent with the first wire, and made up of most of the wiring betweenthe first electronic component and the second component with the secondwire, wire resistance can be effectively reduced. Furthermore, aninterposer suitable for high-volume signal transmissions can beachieved.

According to the method for manufacturing an interposer, the wire layersformed in the interposer can be reduced, and moreover, because thesupporting substrate is eliminated, an interposer with a thin thicknesscan be manufactured. Such an interposer may be an interposer with lowmounting height when electronic components are loaded.

In a method for manufacturing an interposer according to an embodiment,the second wire is formed using a semiadditive method. By using thesemiadditive method, the second wire with a longer wire length and agreater thickness (lower wire resistance per unit length) than the firstwire can be formed simply and at low cost.

In a method for manufacturing an interposer according to an embodiment,the first wire is formed using a damascene method. By using thedamascene method, the first wire to implement minute drawing can beformed precisely. Moreover, it is possible to form a wire with highflatness.

In a method for manufacturing an interposer according to an embodiment,an inorganic film is formed on a first side of the first insulatinglayer. By forming the inorganic film, adhesion between the firstinsulating layer and the second insulating layer can be improved whenthe insulating layer is formed on the inorganic film.

A method for manufacturing an interposer according to an embodimentfurther includes a process to form a third wire on the first insulatinglayer; a process to form a third insulating layer on a second side ofthe first insulating layer; and a process to form a fourth wire with alonger wire length and a greater thickness than the third wire on thethird insulating layer.

According to the method for manufacturing an interposer, an interposerhaving the third wire to implement minute drawing and the fourth wirewith lower wire resistance per unit length than the third wire can bemanufactured. For such an interposer, a first electronic component and athird electronic component on a second side of a first insulating layer,as well as a second electronic component on a first side of the firstinsulating layer, can be loaded.

Obviously, numerous modifications and variations of the presentinvention are possible in light of the above teachings. It is thereforeto be understood that within the scope of the appended claims, theinvention may be practiced otherwise than as specifically describedherein.

1. An interposer comprising: a first insulating layer comprising aninorganic material and having a first land, a second land and a firstwiring electrically connecting the first land and the second land; and asecond insulating layer formed over a first surface of the firstinsulating layer and having a second wiring, a second pad for loading asecond electronic component over the second insulating layer and a firstvia conductor electrically connecting the second land and the secondwiring, wherein the first wiring and the second wiring electricallyconnect the first land and the second pad, the first land and secondland are positioned such that a first electronic component is mountedover a second surface of the first insulating layer on an opposite sideof the first surface and the second wiring has a longer wiring lengthand a greater thickness than the first wiring, and the first land has adiameter which is equal to or greater than a diameter of the first viaconductor.
 2. An interposer according to claim 1, further comprising athird insulating layer formed over the second surface of the firstinsulating layer, wherein the first insulating layer further comprises athird land, a fourth land and a third wiring electrically connecting thethird land and the fourth land, the third insulating layer has a firstpad for loading the first electronic component on the third insulatinglayer, a third pad for loading the first electronic component on thethird insulating layer, a second via conductor electrically connectingthe first land and the first pad, a third via conductor connected to thethird pad and the third land, a fourth via conductor connected to afourth wiring and the fourth land, a fourth pad for loading a thirdelectronic component on the third insulating layer, and the fourthwiring formed on the third insulating layer, the third pad and thefourth pad are electrically connected via the third wiring and thefourth wiring, and the fourth wiring has a longer wire length and agreater thickness than the third wiring.
 3. An interposer according toclaim 2, wherein the second land is provided outside a forming region ofthe first pad.
 4. An interposer according to claim 2, further comprisinga first protective film having an aperture on the first pad.
 5. Aninterposer according to claim 1, wherein the second wiring has a lowerwiring resistance per unit length than the first wiring.
 6. Aninterposer according to claim 1, wherein the second wiring has a lengthwhich is 60% to 90% of an entire wire length connecting the firstelectronic component and the second electronic component.
 7. Aninterposer according to claim 1, wherein the second wiring has athickness of which a ratio relative to a thickness of the first wiringis greater than 1 and 15 or less.
 8. An interposer according to claim 1,wherein the second insulating layer comprises an organic material.
 9. Aninterposer according to claim 1, wherein the first wiring is formed by adamascene method and the second wiring is formed by a semiadditivemethod.
 10. An interposer according to claim 1, wherein the first wiringhas an L/S which is less than an L/S of the second wiring, where Lrepresents a wire width, and S represents a distance between adjacentwirings.
 11. An interposer according to claim 1, wherein the firstinsulating layer, the first land, the second land and the first wiringmake a surface which is flat.
 12. An interposer according to claim 1,further comprising a second protective film having an aperture on thesecond pad.
 13. An interposer according to claim 1, wherein the firstinsulating layer is provided in a plurality.
 14. An interposer accordingto claim 1, further comprising an inorganic film provided between thefirst insulating layer and the second insulating layer.
 15. Aninterposer comprising: a first insulating layer comprising an inorganicmaterial and having a first land, a second land, a first wiringelectrically connecting the first land and the second land; and a secondinsulating layer formed on a first surface of the first insulating layerand having a second wiring, a first pad for loading a first electroniccomponent, a first via conductor electrically connecting the first landand the first pad, a second via conductor electrically connecting thesecond land and the second wiring, and a second pad for loading a secondelectronic component in parallel with the first electronic component,wherein the first pad and the second pad are electrically connected viathe first wiring and the second wiring, the second wiring has a longerwiring length and a greater thickness than the first wiring, and thefirst land has a diameter which is equal to or greater than a diameterof the first via conductor.
 16. An interposer according to claim 15,further comprising a third insulating layer formed on a second surfaceof the first insulating layer on an opposite side of the first surface,wherein the first insulating layer further has a third land, a fourthland and a third wiring electrically connecting the third land and thefourth land, the second insulating layer further has a third viaconductor connecting a third pad and the third land and the third padfor loading a first electronic component, the third insulating layer hasa fourth wiring, a fourth pad for loading a third electronic componentand a fourth via conductor connecting the fourth wiring and the fourthland, the third pad and the fourth pad are electrically connected viathe third wiring and the fourth wiring, and the fourth wiring has alonger wire length and a greater thickness than the third wiring.
 17. Aninterposer according to claim 15, wherein the second wiring has a lowerwiring resistance per unit length than the first wiring.
 18. Aninterposer according to claim 15, wherein the second wiring has a lengthwhich is 60% to 90% relative to an entire wire length connecting thefirst electronic component and the second electronic component.
 19. Aninterposer according to claim 18, wherein the first wiring has a L/Swhich is less than a L/S of the second wiring, where L represents awiring width, and S represents a distance between adjacent wirings. 20.An interposer according to claim 15, wherein the second wiring has athickness of which a ratio relative to a thickness of the first wiringis greater than 1 and 15 or less.
 21. An interposer according to claim15, wherein the second insulating layer comprises an organic material.22. An interposer according to claim 15, wherein the second land isprovided outside a forming region of the first pad.
 23. An interposeraccording to claim 15, wherein the first wiring is formed by a damascenemethod and the second wiring is formed by a semiadditive method.
 24. Aninterposer according to claim 15, wherein the first insulating layer,the first land, the second land and the first wiring make a surfacewhich is flat.
 25. An interposer according to claim 15, furthercomprising a first protective film having apertures on the first pad andthe second pad, respectively.
 26. An interposer according to claim 15,further comprising a second protective film having an aperture on thefourth pad.
 27. An interposer according to claim 15, wherein the firstinsulating layer is provided in a plurality.
 28. An interposer accordingto claim 15, further comprising an inorganic film provided between thefirst insulating layer and the second insulating layer.
 29. Aninterposer comprising: a first insulating layer comprising an inorganicmaterial and having a first land, a second land, a first wiringelectrically connecting the first land and the second land; and a secondinsulating layer formed on a first surface of the first insulating layerand having a second wiring, a first pad for loading a first electroniccomponent, a first via conductor electrically connecting the first landand the first pad, a second via conductor electrically connecting thesecond land and the second wiring, and a second pad for loading a secondelectronic component in parallel with the first electronic component,wherein the first pad and the second pad are electrically connected viathe first wiring and the second wiring, the second wiring has a longerwiring length and a greater thickness than the first wiring, and thesecond wiring has a length which is 60% to 90% relative to an entirewire length connecting the first electronic component and the secondelectronic component.
 30. An interposer according to claim 29, furthercomprising a third insulating layer formed on a second surface of thefirst insulating layer on an opposite side of the first surface, whereinthe first insulating layer further has a third land, a fourth land and athird wiring electrically connecting the third land and the fourth land,the second insulating layer further has a third via conductor connectinga third pad and the third land and the third pad for loading a firstelectronic component, the third insulating layer has a fourth wiring, afourth pad for loading a third electronic component and a fourth viaconductor connecting the fourth wiring and the fourth land, the thirdpad and the fourth pad are electrically connected via the third wiringand the fourth wiring, and the fourth wiring has a longer wire lengthand a greater thickness than the third wiring.
 31. An interposeraccording to claim 29, wherein the second wiring has a lower wireresistance per unit length than the first wiring.
 32. An interposeraccording to claim 29, wherein the second wiring has a thickness ofwhich a ratio relative to a thickness of the first wiring is greaterthan 1 and 15 or less.
 33. An interposer according to claim 29, whereinthe second insulating layer comprises an organic material.
 34. Aninterposer according to claim 29, wherein the second land is providedoutside a forming region of the first pad.
 35. An interposer accordingto claim 29, wherein the first wiring is formed by a damascene methodand the second wiring is formed by a semiadditive method.
 36. Aninterposer according to claim 29, wherein the first wiring has a L/Swhich is less than a L/S of the second wiring, where L represents awiring width, and S represents a distance between adjacent wirings. 37.An interposer according to claim 29, wherein the first insulating layer,the first land, the second land and the first wiring make a surfacewhich is flat.
 38. An interposer according to claim 29, furthercomprising a first protective film having apertures on the first pad andthe second pad, respectively.
 39. An interposer according to claim 29,further comprising a second protective film having an aperture on thefourth pad.
 40. An interposer according to claim 29, wherein the firstinsulating layer is provided in a plurality.
 41. An interposer accordingto claim 29, further comprising an inorganic film provided between thefirst insulating layer and the second insulating layer.